African Openbilled Stork

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
4	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
5	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
28	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
31	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
34	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
36	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
37	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Openbilled Stork in Mana Pools National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a African Openbilled Stork sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 105 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Openbilled Stork in Mana Pools National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for African Openbilled Stork in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.